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Utilitarianism says that we ought to bring about the greatest total amount of pleasure. It's unimportant morally
{ 1 } - what kind of thing we do (whether honest or dishonest) to bring about these results.
{ 2 } - how the pleasure is distributed (with everyone equally happy -- or some very happy and others miserable).
{ 3 } - both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
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Utilitarianism says that we ought to bring about the greatest total amount of pleasure. It's unimportant morally
{ 1 } - what kind of thing we do (whether honest or dishonest) to bring about these results.
{ 2 } - how the pleasure is distributed (with everyone equally happy -- or some very happy and others miserable).
{ 3 } - both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
Both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
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Utilitarianism says that we ought to bring about the greatest total amount of pleasure. It's unimportant morally
{ 1 } - what kind of thing we do (whether honest or dishonest) to bring about these results.
{ 2 } - how the pleasure is distributed (with everyone equally happy -- or some very happy and others miserable).
{ 3 } - both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
Both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
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Utilitarianism says that we ought to bring about the greatest total amount of pleasure. It's unimportant morally
{ 1 } - what kind of thing we do (whether honest or dishonest) to bring about these results.
{ 2 } - how the pleasure is distributed (with everyone equally happy -- or some very happy and others miserable).
{ 3 } - both are unimportant to utilitarianism.
Maximizing the total amount of pleasure is important to utilitarianism -- not how it is distributed or what means we use to bring it about.
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